Kenmore 17921 - Manual (Page 25)

NEEDLE PLATES
Fig. 1
You are provided with two needle plates:
A. Needle plate with wide oval hole for all
zigzag stitching.
B. Needle plate with round hole for regular
straight stitching and straight stretch
sewing.
CHANGING NEEDLE PLATE
1. Raise needle to its highest position and
raise presser foot. .
2. Remove accessory box and bobbin cover
plate.
3. Remove needle plate by placing thumb
under edge of plate and lifting up and out.
(See Fig. 2)
4. Place other needle plate making sure
bobbin case is in proper position as
shown in Fig. 3 by turning it counter­
clockwise until it hits bobbin case
stopper. Push down the needle plate with
both hands to lock.
5. Replace bobbin cover plate.
IMPORTANT:
Don't turn hand wheel while needle plate is
removed, or needle may hit bobbin case and
cause needle damage.
Don't touch screws on the bobbin case
stopper.
FEED COVER PLATE
There are a few times when you want to
control the feeding of the fabric yourself.
Raise needle to its highest position and raise
presser foot. Place feed cover plate over
needle plate aligning two pins of feed cover
plate with holes of needle plate. You may
then determine the movement of the fabric
yourself.
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